Amazing book! Great if you want a Pocket guide to londonJuly 19, 2003 6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book offers brilliant advice on where to go and where not to go. This guy seems like he has actually been to all the places. It is set out in an easy to read way. It is colour coded and has 6 maps in the front and back covers! They are all very detailed, include street names, train stations and it has the underground map. Its all you need to know on where to stay, eat, shop and visit. It even has sections just for kids! I would advise anyone to buy this book!
A mean sprited guideJanuary 21, 2003 14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I am generally a fan of the Lonely Planet guide books, but this one is just dreadfull. It's mean spirited, pedantic, cliche reliant and badly written. We all know that London isn't the clean, sparkling well ordered city that say Paris or Berlin aim to be, but thats half the charm. The city is slightly chaotic and rough around the edges, but this guide trys to make out that this is a failing. If you have read this book and you are reluctant to visit London, buy a better guide book, don't miss out on one of the greatest cities in the world.
curiousityFebruary 13, 2002 13 out of 14 found this review helpful
out of curiousity,following some publicity, I had a good look at this guide and whilst i am London born and bred I am not starry eyed about the city of my birth. However, maybe I wasnt born there after all because the city portrayed in this sour little guide is not recogisable to me or I would imagine millions of others. The shame of it is that this might serve to put people off visiting a unique city, but then again maybe not you sense that the authors had their minds made up before they even tackled the subject, which is really not the point of the exercise Ignore this rubbish and head for one of the Time Out guides, which are balanced and intelligent
One of the best guides to London in yearsAugust 30, 2001 6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This guide is pithy and accurate and definitely what you need if you're visiting or indeed living in London. It cuts out the general waffle about how amazing London is (which is debatable in itself) and actually tempts you into visiting the more out-of-the-way and less touristy parts of the capital. It is readable and colourful enough to get you through the soggiest of days. Informed, opinionated and very useful and I've been living here for years.
A Cardinal Sin of a Guide...August 29, 2000 5 out of 10 found this review helpful
This guide fails on one very serious sin committed - the cardinal sin! And it's sin is that it does not like the the place it is writing about. Obviously London is not the publisher's favourite. That would be fine if you were dealing with a second rate seaside resort: but they are not. The world's most fabulous city is relegated to a repository of not only all the ills, but much of the world's stolen property. Definitely a guide for people who have no intention of visiting the place - let alone with an open, objective mind!
